Writing-machine.



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Pawutml Sopt` 28, 1911.

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l".nw.\iii) l. l-lnss. New York, Y.. :is-i signor to Royal Typewriter Conipan \'.i

l-lohoken. N. J.. a Corporation of Xewl Jersey. Filed Nov. QT. lllOT. Serial Xml il 404,000. L

To all whom 'it may concern:

' lie it. known that. l. llnwaiin B. llizss. a i

ioitizen of the United States of America, re l siding in the inn-ongliuo'f lh'ooklivii-t) and State of New' York, have invented certain 1 'linprovenieiits iii \\'ritingMachines, of i E\\'lii-'h the following is a speeitieation.

'l`his invention relates to paper i'eed de- `vii-es adapted inore partienlarlv to sight 'inaehines ot' iiie elass in which the tvpe hars iinpinge iipon the front. face of the platen.

in inan'v lsneh devices, heretofore devised, the ordinar'v front and r'ai teed rolls loeaied helow the axes oi the platen, iisiially wiih tho ordinary pan or paper gnide hetweeii thein. have heen spring pressed toward the piateii and provided with ineans for inoving tiieiii against the tension of ilie spring snpporting or sustaining nieans away :fi-oni tho ihiten to facilitate adjnstineiit oi`l paper in t ie inaehine or for the insertion ot' a plurality of sheets. ln the operation of throwing oill the feed devices oi' inoving tliein against the, tension of their siipporting spring or springs eonsideralile strain is iniposed npon the parts and itI has heen necessary to nnike them relatively heavy adding thereinto the weight' of the traveling ear I ringe and to the 'cost of inaniifaetnre.I

'l`his invention eoniprises a novel organization wherein the teed roll sustaining l ineans. otl whatever character` may he ref leased so that the rolls tendl to fall awav fi'oin the platen h v the action of gravitini t)rdinnril iind indeed, prefeiahlv tho feed rolls will he spring supported. and as eonteniplated h v this invention the snstaining spring or springs will nothave tension iniposed npon tliein in the operation ot throwi ing oil' the feed devices.

'lhe prinnirv i'eatnie of this invention eonsists in nioving the ordinary fixed point. 1 oi siipport or ahntinent. of the feed roll i sustaining ineans or spring so that. the feed if devices niay inove away froni the platen in' the action of gravity. 'l`liis teatin'e of novelty inav lie einhodied in inanv st vles ot spring siistnined pa ier feed devices. l irot'er to snstain the iiecd devices hv pent anty f eoiled springs whose npper ends are ati iaehed to niovahle snpports that are lowered i whenl the feed devices are. thrown oil'. Sach snstainiiig springs may, however, he ari ranged in a varietv oi wavs as for inst-ance horizontally. 'lhis invention, therefore, hroadlv eonsidered, con'iprehends anv np-i p ropriate way in which the deserihed opei'ation ninv he. neeoniplisliml and is not dei t'eed devices nor iipon the partieniai' kinds 5 I4rel ieve iis lei-isiii'ii.

l pi'et'er that their adjnstinent shall he sin-h tion for the reception of ii sheet to he printed o t spi'iiigsl nor particular iii'rangcinenti tlieieol. rHilf"iiife'iilioilmis broad eiiOitgl-i to ineinde arrangements in which .the spring or springs are not coiled springs snlijeeted to extension or compression. The. spring may be 0f other forins and its snpport or ahnt'inent he in oved to 'n "l'iicr'iniieetion with snch novel arrangement. of siistaining springs, l

thaty when the machine is in normal condinpon. the spring shall act inerelv as do noneonipressihle'or non-extensiiile devices` sin-:h for instance as a inei'e link. to snstain the Feed devices in proper relation to the piateii. if the feed devices are siispended h v pendl :int coiled springs these. springs niav he oi`-t siich strength thntthey can aet nierely as links for the. noriiiai snpport of the paper .l i'eed devices heing then nnder no spi-inf.:l tension or extension. Under sin-h conditions a single sheetI or two sheets oi paper oi" ordinary thickness with interposed earhon niay readily he carried throngh the niai chine. h v rotation of the platen withontl iniitt posing any expansion o* appreciable tension iipon the supporting springs, there heing;l siiilicieiit elasticity ot the, snrt'aees of the i'olls and ilaten. That. snrh ina v .he the operation. have deinonst rated hv siispending the feed devices h v solid links. When the springs` are ot the. character stated and arranged as deserihed. tlie insertion ot an asseinhlage of sheets of increased thicknessl in iposes iipon the siipporting spring a tension eori'esponding;r in a way with the. thickness of the material inserted hetween th'e platen and the feed rolls. lixperienre has shown that with this arrangement the. tension increases in proper relation to the inserted assemblage of sheets which will his` properly .carried aronnd the platen hv rotation thereof. Paper feed devices constructed in aecordance with the aliove suggestions have heen shown by experience to lie highly eilicient Ii in action and to possess the advantages snggested in the way of lightness of weight and eeonoiny of construction. 'l`he weight of the .feed devices, even when the)y are inado as light as feasible. is snliieient to eanse tliein to fall away froni the platen, no spring to draw theni away heing reqiiired. ln the present instance, l have shown the v'I invention applied to an organization ot paper feed devices resenililing in sonie respects that disclosed in niy latent No. 561.075.' 'lhere` is a loosely nioiinted or tloating i'raine carrying the frontand rear t'eed rolls and paper gnides, that is to say, the traine is '.apalile ot" nioving np and down with l reference to the platen and oi' ennt'oriniirr; I thereto in cont-radistiiietioii to heing inonnted to swing alienta. iixed axis.

deemed desirable to illnst rate this invention:

Aaa/V25' i ig. 3,'a similar section on a larger seal means ot adjusting the angular position of a iiiai'gin elan'ip. l

lteteri'ing ln'st to li`igs. 1 and Q roll which is shown as divided into four loeated intermediate the l'eed rolls.

carry the feed table. 10 whieh at its i'eai' 'stillen the structure. 'lhe feeding devices are capable ot nuiveinent. toward and from the platen and are guided h v pins 111 seein-ed one in each side plate of the machine and extending into vert ical slots in the end l frame plates S. A pendant link 12 is pivot- :illy connected with the frame plate, 8 located at the right hand end ot the pliiteii :the point of eoiineet-ioii being shown as loirated in front ot the axis of the rear feed roll shal't. .\t its upper end the link 12 l' is pivotally connected to a horizontally disl posed lever 13 pivoteil intermediate its ends at 14 upon a pin projecting from the side plate 'l`o the rear ot this pivot, the lever lt. is formed with an elongated slot through lwhich projects a pin li'i on n lever iiiiii 'lt'. pivoted at its lower end disposed in an iipright position and provided at top with the usual linger pieee. 'lo n projection IT on the lever 1:1 in front of its pivotl 1lis secured a llat or plate iuetal spring 1S formed with two rece. es 1t) and 20. v ln normal working posit-ion the pin l5 lies `in reet-ss .'ti and eonstitutes 'an abutment tor that end ot the spring. 'l`lie reaetion of the spring is sneh as to tend to lift the l'ioiit end ot' the lever 12 and eiiiise link 12 tto siistiiiii the leed devices with the rolls llin contactl or iii very elose juxtaposition to the surlaee ot the platen. When the levei' iai-iii 1t; is dra'wn forward, pin lii passes to ilhe recess 19 iii the plate nietul spring and pei'iiiits the t'eed devices to drop awayifron'i the platen. 'l'lie gears 3, sl, are so pi'oporltioiied that the ieiii' pressure or feed i'oll lis driven at the. saine sui'l'aee speed as the l f [platen and the geni-ii are of such depth that ltliey do not pass out of engagement when sections 't'. 'lhe feed roll shafts are mounted L in siiilalile. bearings in plates S, S, to which are eonneeted the paper pan or guide 0' The i l'raine plates S are extended iii'nvardly and .rearwardly beyond the rear l'eed roll and edge has a right angle llaiige 1l serving to y l-`ig. t), ai'i enlarged detail view showing n the platen f l is properly mounted in side plates 2 and i is provided at. one end with a gear meshing y with av pinion 't on the shaft of the. rear' leed roll t is the shaft of the front feed -`lili'efleed devices liilliiwi i lroin the.' platen.: 'lhe spring 18 niay be ol such strengtlli or :stillness and the l'eed devices comprising the.,E table, pan, feed rolls and l'raine plates may:E bel so light'. that iii normal condition no i llexure or spring tension is applied to the. spring, itsei'ving then as a mei-e. lever to sustain the parts. Under these conditions, experience has demonstrated that a slight thiclvness as of one or two or three sheets or so may be run through the n'nzehine. h y the rotation of the platen without: imparting to thespring 1S any tlexure, or imposing ductioin.however, of a plurality ol sheets any appreciable tension upon it. 'l`he intro-4 ot substantial thiekiiess (in making a nuiii lier ot manifold copies) will cause. llexui'e y of the spring owing to the laet that' the l rollers are now forced away from the sni face of the platen by the thit'ltiiess of thi papers introduced. 'llie spring may. how ever, be of such strength that it will bi subjected to tension or llexure when tht paper feed devices are thrown oil', '.lie abut nient. (pin 15) of the spring 1S is uiovei thereby permitting the forward end ol levei 13 to drop. With a t-.onstriietion of this gen iinide very light because there is no .strong spring tension normally imposed upon theii tween the platen and the rolls. l have found, therefore, that. it. is sullieient to have a supporting link 12 at one end ot the i l l l platen only, although it desired a siinilai t link may be placed at the lel'tV hand end of the platen in which ease the pivots ll Ilii Fig. 3. the saine general emistruetioii ol leed devices. liaiiie pieces n'. l'roiit and lshown and as bel'ore ilie l'eed deviees are `guided veitieally by pins lll working in :arm Q2 is formed with ii usual linger pieee and carries a laieriil pin i slot Q-t in a horizontally disposed lever arm l 25 pivoted iit its i'eai' einl and at its l`i'ont i end equipped with an adjustable vertieallv is tliiupper end olii coiled spiiiig 'i' whose eral character, the feeding devices may la .substantial thickness ot' sheets passes lie-` parts are in normal position. When the j whieli will be increased materially when a iwould be a rock shaltextending between. the side plates and having rigidly attached I to it at one side the lever ai'iii 13 and at; the other side a radial arni corresponding exactly with the front. portion ol' thel lever i:i.`

' rear rolls, intermediate pau .1 and table is:

vertical slots in thi` eud l'raine plates S. 'l'lie guide for the feed deviees. niav lie located ,1" `else\\'liei'e; for instance. it iiia v lie in line;- with tlie axis ot the rear teeil rolls. tht` projeetiiig ends ot' whose slm l'ts might .serve as f working in a disposed eye bolt 2G coiiiievted with which lower end ls' toliiiet'leil lli the liiiiitl the pinten yhe.'determined. 'i'hesiot 2l `hun end portions lying in diti'erent pinnes conneet'ed hy nn inclined pnrt. When the inind lover Q2 is in -renrniost position ns in Fig. ti, the etl'ect is to hold the't'ront. end 'of the iever nrnil Q5,in nornnii eievnted lposition so to the fneeof the pinten. neetion with the construction iihistrnted in i"i-f 0 the rolls nnd pinten n tension will he iniposed npon thc spring hv the innrited sepnl i'ntion of the -fced i'oii froin the snrt'ncf: ot

of heing,l n short pin.inny then he n roei: shnt't extending ncross the. innchine to the left inind end ot the pinten where it is provided with nn nrni corresponding witii tiint;

.*2 nnd engnging n lever corresponding with thnt Q5.

In both Figs. 2 ieiiiinps in the forni of rollers nic siown. t'i'here will, of course, he one nt ench side of the pinten nnd ene-ii cininp consists of two rollers tit) :irrnnged one niiend ot the other in iwnrings in n curved nrni 31 fornirti nt the ,hottoni ns nt 82 to einhinee n sqiinre rock tshntt 33 tin-ning in the side plates of the .oni-ringe. A eoiicd Spring 35 iittnched'nt ione end to n fixed point nnd nt the other to n pin 3C projecting iipwiirdiy from the 1sipnire roei.' sinift. tends to rock the shaft to driiw the ninrgin einnip rolls into cngngelinen! with the. t'nce of the pinten. Extend- :ing npwni'itiiy from the sqnnre sinift. 33 is n l post. il? iinvin,"r iin'i"cifi""`t`i'i`iiinclined npwnrdilv sind t'orwnrdlv". 'i'he horizontniiv disposed i'orwnrdiy projecting nrni liti tit thel heli crnnit level' .'J. 3H, enrries in its end n roii'iitlhtiint rittenngniiintvthe inclined renii 'this inttcr connection. iii:i vv hefetl'ectedhy :il g ehiniping'fhoit2S yworking .in :L hori'/.ontnlvv slot 'Ltl in the frnine-pintc so thnt the exertf point oi- :ippiit-:itit'inot' the -springfni'nyfhefI :idjnstedi'ns 'desiredV4 :ind lthe reintivtnpres snre ol`tho renrfniiii .front feed rolls"v npon thnt theA spring'Q't wiilniiiintnin the lrolls f in contnetwith or. in siiitnhie pixtnposition l: .\s stntcd in coni this coiled spring inny hefof sneh strength thnt t'or snch iiorinnl snppoitof the cs nnti nndcr conditions incident to the pnssnge of n relntively thin ninonnt l ot' pnper nroiind the pinten. the spring will i net merely-ns :i iinit: thnt is to sziy, it will not. he subjected to nny extension. lint when i n thieiter innss of sheets is pnssed hetwceii the pinten.v For ndjiistnient of the pnper in i of the pinten will nil'ord sntisfnetory resnits nithoiigh, ot` eonrse, there inny he n spring nt cnch side of the. pinten, in which ense the pnrtl 2l instendI nncl 3 iniirgin nper of t-iie. nrins. which inny heshii'ted sidewise j zontnl nrni 3S moves downwnrdly nnd h v renson of engngeinent ot the projection t'J' with ing 4S lifts the scnie intr to the. print-v nets ns the nhntnient to siistnin the piiii olf inonnted on thc sqnnre siniit. mi. A spring 53 nppiied nt the hinge. tends tot jections or hnndiesdO nniy he pinced iipoii *I tho iirnis :il to fiiciiitnte interni iidjiistnient on the sqnnrcd shntty titi." i '.l`herevis niso lshown in Fig. Ii, :i scnie hnr tlnornniiiy stnnding iihont n letter s niee lieiow--the line of print. ,Itis enrriet in the iipper ends of two nrnis ft2 one :it erich end vot the pinten. They nre pivotniiy connected nt thcii` lower ends with nrins Liii projecting forwnrd 'from n rock slizift t'i niid hnving verticni pnrts 45. i Coiied springs t6 connect.A

,the vciticnl pnrts 45 nnd pivoted iii-ins 42,y

:ind hyv their rcnction tend to drziw the sentiiI lnir into eontnct with the Qnri'nce of the pinten. The pnrt #t5 nt. the right hnnd endof the pliiten is prolonged npwnrdiy t'orni ing n lever nrni 4T provided with :i iisinii iiiiger piece nnd with :i renrwzirdly projecting lng 48. On the side ofthe horizontiiiiv disposed nrni 3S of the operntiiig heli ernnk iever there is nn eccentric ndjnstnhie projec-I tion 4.9 thnt overiies thc lng 4S. When the lever ni'in 0 is drnwn torwnrd. the hoi'i-' ing line. Projections 50 on the. pnrts -if norniniiy henr iigninst Sfpini-e shn ft. Il?. which the springs 46. i in Fig. 2, the inenns for throw,ing otl the ninrgin rolls 30 nre oniitted. Fig. Lt shows l prnthei dingrnnininticnliy the nini-gin rolisy thrown oti'. Fig. 5 shows n soinewhnt dit-i ferent construction with respect to the innr-i gin rolls. ilere the roll or rolls `for oncf ot thc innrgin clnnips nre ciirried in n pintei 51 hinged nt. 52 to n. slide 53 t'rietioiinilv tftiilttii tirge the rolls 30 into engngeinent with tiiei pinten nnd n projection 54 on the sleeve i'ii extending np in frontl of the nrni or pinte .-'il nnd nets when the shntt 3S is rocked toi move the pitite 5l nwny troni thc pinten.

Figs. 7 nncl 8 show n constrnetion in which the pnper feed devices nre not sns-i pcnticd lint nre spring snpported froin heow` menns being provit'iei'l for relensing the spring tension so thnt. the feed devices iniiy'-v inovo nwny from the pinten. .in this con-` struction, the rock shnft 83 hns n lng on the hottoin :it the right. lnind end ol the pinten to which is connected n i'iori'/.ont.niiv i disposed coiled swing i'n' ndinstiihiv eoiiiieeted with the ng hy n screw holt. :ind nnt. .'iti. The rennend ol` this spring is connected willi the downwnrdiv extending nrni 5i' of :i heil crnni: lever pivoted nt; 5S :ind iiziving n forwnrdiy extending horiirifiita-'iv-r 'ni-in" Q2 indrnwn lforwnrd to' pei'iiiit the feed devit'ics to'di'op, roiiif) will overt-,ome the tension 'of Spring 35' 'thcrehgv roe-icing the f `sini't't. Iii :intl cnrrying the innrgin eininp rolls i xontall)- disposed arin 5t) jointed at its end to the end trame plate of the fraineeof the paper feed devices. Projecting rcarwaidl)1 l i shaft Gi" and having hinged to its front end i tends to hold the parts in normal position from the rock shaft fill-l is an arm GO cariy- E ing in its end a roller (lt with which eiig gages a cam face on tho forward lower end 1 or edge of a release lever ('r?. pivoted at. tii. ln iioi'iiial position, the high part ('i-'t of said cani face bears upon the roll (i1 tending to throw the lng on the bottoni of the square rock shaft forward thereby causing the spring 55 to elevate the arn'i i'it) of the bell eranlc lever and hold the feed rolls in engageinent with the platen. When the release lever is drawn forward, the cani face moves downward and roll G1 passes to the Si low face (ifi thereof as indicated in Fig. S and the spring being released, the feed devices move. or fall away b v gravity to the release position shown in the latter figure.. .\t. thosanie time, the rocking of the shaft i Ill throws oll' the margin rolls. A projection (3G, on the lower edge of the side. frame plate S engages one end of a lever arm 6i' mounted iiiteiiiiediate its ends on a roel:

an upright ai'iii 68 that carries the scale barik G0. A spring having one end attached to the arm (3S and the other to the rock shaft i 11. tends h v its reaction to draw the scale bar against'. the face of the platen. When l tho operation described occurs, tho weight of the paper feed fianie with its rolls exerted against the rear end of lever G7 will i overcome the tension of the coiled spring T0 and will raise the scale bar to the printf ing line. At the other end of the platen i there is a similar lever mounted on roelt' shaft GT', a similar projection (itl on the edge of the frame plate, a similar s iring 70 and arm (3S to which latter the end of the scale bar is attached. At the right hand side of the machine, a lever arm 71 is extended upi wardly from the axis of the lever GT and, by its inaiiipiiliitioii, the scale bar may be moved from the line of print independent-ly of the. movement. of the release lever tl. A u eoiled spring 72 applied to the'release lever and. when the release lever is drawn forward and the paper feed devices dropped, the spring passing the axis of the release l lever tends to then hold the feed devices in olf position. 'l Fig. 9 shows on a quite enlarged scale, i means for adjusting the arms of standards that carry the. margin roll lit() at. eaeh einfof the platen. In this ease` the roel: shaft.

which is lieve inarlted TI'. luis foi-ined in itsf front portion a longitudinal rib T-l on its iippei' face, 'a longitudinal rib T on iislower face and, on its rear portion, a longitudiiuil ril To on its lower fare. 'l`lie ni'm here inarlted 7T cari-.ving the mai-gin roll hastl pi'oieeting from it rearward!)- at right iin-i,

or webs 7S 7S) that extend bevond the rear.

lof the rock shaft. .t holt SO passes through the rear part of these two flanges and li applied to it an adjusting nut. By manipulating the nut, the angular positon of the,

arm 7 't' may be varied.

I claim:

1. In a. writing machine, paper feed de,- vices, a support therefor, spring means under tension serving by springr reaction to hold said support with the feed devices in normal opcative position, and paper fecdi release devices operating to release said'. spring means from tension and thereliy peroperative position.

. mit tlie feed devices to move freely to iiij- Q. In a writing machine. a platen, front E' and rear feed rolls located below the axis of the platen, supporting means carrying.r

said rolls, springineans under tension serving' b v their reaction to hold said siipporting means with the feed rolls in operative y relation to the platen and paper feed reg lease devices operating to release said spriir'r means from tension and thereby permit the 'feed'i'olls to move freely to inoperative l position.

3. In a writing machine, paper feed devices, their support, a suspending spring applied to the support and actin;r to hold ,the feed devices in opciative position and Y I paper feed release devices operating to release said suspending spring to permit ilie feed devices to move to inoperative position.

4. In a writing machine, a platen, pauper feed devices comprising,r front and rear tet-d rolls located below the axis of the platen. spring means acting to suspend the feed rolls in 'operative relation to ilie platen and paper feed release devices operatingto rclease said suspending means to permit theI feed devices to move awa v from the plan-n. ."i. ln a writing machine, a platen, paper feed devices located below theplaten,spring means bv which the feed devices are suspended in operative relation to ilie platen f and paper feed release devices operaiing to lower the point of support ot' said spring rineana to permit the feed devices to inove away from the platen.

(i. Tn a writing machine. paper feed devices eoniprising front and rear feed rolls.I

located below the platen, spring means for suspending such devices with the rolls in operative relation to the platen and an :idjiistalile nieaus of eoiiiiettioii lielweeii the suspending: de\ires and the paper freddeloraiial between the front and rear feed rolls and means for lowering said lspringr suspending means.

'i'. ln a writing.;` machine, paper feed devices comprising,r front nml rear feed rollsl located below the platen, a eoiled suspendineq spring attached at its lowereiid to the l paper 'feed devices and paper feed release `devices comprising a movable support to which the upper end of said spring is attaehed,l said paper feed release devices acting when operated to lower said support to permit the feed devices to move-away from the platen. I

S. In a writing machine, paper feed devices comprising front and rear 'feed rolls located below the platen, a coiled spring ils lower end thereto intermediate the rolls,

end of the spring is attached and means for devices to move. away from the platen.

0. ln a writing machine. paper feed demeans by which said point ol altaelnnent may be adjusted nearer to or farther from the rear roll, a support to which the upper end of thel spring is attached, means for lowering sach support to permit the feed devices to move away from the platen and a vertical guide for the paper feed devices in their movement toward and away from the platen.

10. In a writing machine, paper feed devices comprising frontI and rear feed rolls located below the. platen, a coiled spring for suspending the feed devices ltttaclied at. its lower end thereto intermediate the rolls, means by which said point of attachment may be adjusted nearer to or farther froin the rear roll, a support to which the upper end of the spring is attached, means for lowering such support to permit the feed devices to move away from the platen and a vertical guide located in rear of the. rear feed roll for the paper feed devices in their movement toward and away from the platen.

ll. In a writing machine, paper feed det vices, a supporting spring therefor, a lever lcontrolling the airing and mcans,for, at f will, rocking the ever to release the spring and permit. the feed devices to move away from the platen without imposing tension i np on the supporting spring.

Il'.. lapci feed devies-s for a front strike writing machine comprising franic. l'i'oiil and rear fced rolls carried thereby, a rock shaft, an iii'iii extending forward therefrom I* al each end of the platen, means extending downward from said aiins` lo said frainc lserving lo suspend the frame, a pivoted, lever ai'iii and a projection therefrom en-l gaging an inclined faceon one of said ai'nis,i whereby the sus ended fi'ainc niav be? lowered and raisctl by the inaiiipulatiiui oft said lever arin.

foi suspending the. lecd devices atlaclied at meansl by which said point of attachment l may be adjusted nearer to or farther from the reai roll, a siipport to which the upper 1 lowering such support to permit the feed vices comprising front and rear feed rolls t located below the plaleii` a coiled spring 'f for suspending the feed devices attached at 1l its lower end thereto intermediate the. rolls,

lghlapcr feed devices l'or a front sti-ildp writing machine comprisingr lront and rear@ feed rolls, suspension springs attached ati their lower ends to the frame of thc leed devices` and at their upper ends to movable supports, means for loweringr said supports; to ell'eet movement of the feed rolls awayt from the platen, a scale har normally belowli the line of print, means for moving it to the line of print when tlie feed rolls move awa) from the platen. and independent means for,

`aising the scale bar to the line of print?,

. when the feed rolls are in contact, with the.

platen. n

14. Paper feed devices fo a front strilte writing machine comprising front and rear feed rolls, siispension springs attached at their lower ends to the frame ol' the feed de- '1 vices and at. their upperent'ls to movable snp'- ports, means for lowering said supports to cllcct movement of the feed rolls away from y the platen. a scale bar normally h'clow the' line of print, means for moving it. to the. line of print.when the feed rolls move awav from the platen, and independent means for raising the scale har to the line of )rint when the feed rolls are in contact willi the platen. margin clamps and means for moving them away from the face of the platen when the feed devices are moved away fioin the platen.

i5. Tn ii writing machine. paper feed dw vices., spring means under tension serving L by spring reaction to snpporithe feed devices in proper relation to the platen and 5 paper feed release devices conn-rising means for releasing Said spring supporting means from tension and thereby permit the feed, devices to move freely away from the .platen 4 and means for guiding the. feed devices iii their movement toward and from the platen.

16. ln a writing machine. paper teed dcvices, spring means for sns-pending them feed release devices comprising means tor releasing said spring suspending means to perinil the feed devices to move away from the platen and means for guiding the leed devices in their movement toward and from the platen.

n n-:ius for suspending tht-ni in propel' relation to the platen, paper feed release devicesl comprising meansI l'oi' releasing said spriiigi st ispenduig means to permit the. feed devices to inovc away from the plalcii and I iicaiisloeiiled in i'i'ar oll the front l'ced roll @lor guiding the feed devices in their movement toward and fioiii thc plaleii.

Ilrt. ln a writing machine, paper 'feed dcvicescomprisnig a ilatcn. front. and rcai ileed iplls located be ow the platen and coloperatnig therewith, a coiled spring by loi-anal below the axis ol' thc platen, spring in proper relation to the platen and paper nhrh ihr fuod dcrcrs arol suspended, a -lnm'ahlc support 'for the uppc1'-c11d ofl thev A(-alud'spring.and means :fmdowcrngsaid support to pcrlnt (he ford devices {'odall away from the platen wthout dsturbng 111m normaladjustment ofsad suspension v 1 uw )rngand means for guiding tho feed in ixur nmvoxncnt. toward and from the -platcln- 4 In toslmony whereof, I have hereunto .subscribed my name.

EDWARD B. HESS.

\\"itm-,sscs:

Joux M. Lm,

F. Wiens. 

